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00:00 — Start, Sub, Sit: In-Game Information
02:20 — The Head Coach’s Most Important In-Game Responsibility
04:43 — Structuring Timeouts Like an IndyCar Pit Stop
06:38 — Substitution Patterns and Maintaining Effort
10:36 — Start, Sub, Sit: What Travels Offensively on the Road?
14:10 — How Defensive Mentality Fuels Offense
17:33 — Building Around an Elite Offensive Advantage
20:38 — Establishing Iowa State’s Defensive Identity
24:01 — Limiting Turnovers: Skill, Clarity or Spacing?
T.J. Otzelberger joins Slappin’ Glass for a wide-ranging Start, Sub, Sit conversation on in-game leadership, competitive endurance, substitution decisions, offensive decision-making, and the habits required to build a winning program.
Otzelberger explains why program stats matter more than lineup data or shot profile, how his staff structures timeouts like an IndyCar pit stop, and why late-game lineups should be determined by the five players who have earned the right to finish.